The Vietnam War and the United States The Vietnam War (1965-1975) was fought between the North and South Vietnam. The North was called Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the South was the Republic of Vietnam which was supported by the United States. The war was extremely costly‚ United States spending over $150 billion dollars. It started with good intentions that got lost in the lengthy battle for the North’s freedom and hopes that America would put a stop to the communistic presence from overtaking
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Johnson Vietnam War New president Lyndon B. Johnson inherited a difficult situation in Vietnam‚ as the South Vietnamese government was in shambles and the Viet Cong was making large gains in rural areas of the South. Although Johnson billed himself as a tough anti-Communist‚ he pledged to honor Kennedy’s limited troop commitments in Vietnam. The ensuing political instability in South Vietnam persuaded Lyndon B. Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara to further increase U.S. military and
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The Vietnam War was a defining moment in American history‚ due to the fact that the American people where concerned about the war and the actions of President Johnson. The lack of trust kept on growing between the American people and the government‚ which left a lot of unanswered questions. After the country’s involvement in two world wars and the cold war‚ America felt the responsibility of imposing its way of life on the world to stop the growth of the communists. War has an impact on all the parties
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The Vietnam war was a long‚ deadly and costly war that was fought to stop the spread of communism by the North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh. The War lasted around 20 years. The United states Participated in the war 17.4 years making it the one of the longest U.S war participations. To Begin With‚ Why did the Vietnam war start and why Did the United States get involved? In the early 1880s France conquered Vietnam and combined it with the neighboring countries Cambodia and Laos to create a colony
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Eisenhower 1953-1961 Eisenhower was the first president to go head first into the Vietnam conflicts. Eisenhower did not support the Geneva Accords signed by France and Vietnam in the summer of 1954. The Accord made the 17th parallel dividing the country of Vietnam to north and south section until two years when they would hold a free election for all of the country. Eisenhower and his secretary of state John Foster Dulles believed that the agreement gave the communist too much power in
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The Vietnam War was the longest war in which the United States took part in. This heart breaking war began in 1957. Vietnam is a small country in Southeast Asia that was divided into the Communist-Democratic Republic of Vietnam‚ known as North Vietnam‚ and the non-Communist Republic of Vietnam‚ called South Vietnam. North Vietnamese and Communist-trained South Vietnamese rebel’s goals were to overthrow the government of South Vietnam and to eventually reunite the country as one. The United States
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think of the Vietnam War the responses are from one extreme to the other. The Vietnam War has said to have been one of the most controversial wars in American history. It was after this war when Americans quit putting their trust in the arms of the government. The ultimate reason for the United States getting involved in the war was to stop the spread of communism. Many people supported the war in the beginning‚ but as time went on many minds were changed because; the United States’ government
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up the feelings of those Americans involved in the Vietnam conflict. He states‚ "Vietnam‚ Vietnam . . .. There are no sure answers." In this novel‚ the author gives a detailed historical account of the happenings in Vietnam between 1950 and 1975. He successfully reports the confusing nature‚ proximity to the present and the emotions that still surround the conflict in Vietnam. In his journey through the years that America was involved in the Vietnam conflict‚ Herring "seeks to integrate military‚ diplomatic
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Explain why the United States became increasingly involved in the war in Vietnam The war in Vietnam was a conflict that started in the 1950s and ended in the early 1970s. During this time period‚ the United States became increasingly involved in Vietnamese political‚ economic and military affairs. There were a combination of reasons as to why the United States became more involved‚ the most important of which in my opinion were the Domino Theory and the growing influence of the National Liberation
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The Powers of the President By: Julie Davis The President of the United States‚ the chief executive officer of the federal government‚ the leader of the executive branch‚ and the commander in chief of the armed forces has certain constitutional powers. How much power does he really have? Does he have too much? Does he have too little‚ or not enough? In my opinion‚ I believe that the President of the United States of America has just enough power to run our country‚ deal with foreign and domestic
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